When I regained consciousness, my head throbbed and my thoughts were a jumbled mess. Through the suffocating fabric of the burlap sack over my head, I could hear muffled sobs.
“Let me go! If you hurt me, Gale will come for you! You’ll regret doing this!”
The voice was unmistakably Flossie’s. The woman who had insisted on tagging along for the mission now found herself in the same predicament as me.
Then, I felt the effects of the sedative they had injected into me. I couldn’t speak. But they hadn’t even bothered to gag Flossie.
I watched the time on the system display move quickly; I guessed the moment was near.
And sure enough, a few seconds later, Gale burst in.
“Snakeback!” he shouted. From the sound of his footsteps, I could tell he was badly injured.
“You finally came, Gale. Welcome! I’ve been waiting a long time for this moment.” A hand gripped my shoulder as Snakeback laughed evilly.
“It’s time for the ultimate choice.” His smile twisted into something even more grotesque. “Your tear-streaked little lover…” He gestured to Flossie, who was sobbing uncontrollably on the floor.
“Or your steadfast partner, Daisy.”